Prison and God's Promise
Author : Jerry Allen Singleton
Publisher :
Page : 6 pages
File Size : 10,17 MB
Release : 1973
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ISBN :
Prison to Promise
Author : Craig Waleed
Publisher :
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 34,80 MB
Release : 2020-08-03
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ISBN :
Book Description
Going to prison was the most horrible and traumatizing experience of my life, however, it was also one of the most significant things that ever happened to me. Prison scared me straight, so to speak. While in prison I came to recognize what I am not, and I was able to create an internal space where I found the freedom to explore and reconnect with who I am. While in prison I learned to identify my thinking and behavior errors, and how not to repeat those same errors as I moved forward. As a (wo)man thinks, so is (s)he. My personal experience has taught me that those things I think about most often are the things I will do most often. Years before I went to prison my thinking was very limited and full of false information and ideas about the world around me. False information and ideas mixed with hard drugs and liquor most often end with poor results. How I used to think about things and solve problems before going to prison is what led me to prison. I think I experienced a growth process from the inside out while in prison, and I hope to share a part of my journey with you through this journal. I was released from prison on December 26, 1997.
To Fail Better
Author : Anmy Tran
Publisher : Page Publishing Inc
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 34,53 MB
Release : 2021-02-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1662418086
Book Description
What impossibly big dream or impossibly big failure is God calling you to take a journey circling around the promise and to fail better? Sharing inspiring human experiences from her own journey to fail better in prison, Anmy Tran will help you uncover your heart’s deepest desires and God-given promises and unbridle them through the kind of audacious communication that God delights to give you the desire of your heart. Hidden in ancient biblical stories and scriptures from the Old and New Testaments, the mysteries of promises revealed in To Fail Better are as raw as a reality show because they are the omens of the present; the scriptures revealed the secret is here in the present. If attention is paid to the present, it can be improved upon. And if the present is improved, what comes later will also be better. The revelations are so specific that you can forget about the future and walk each day in the scriptures, confident that God’s love always prevails and his promises to his children are always fulfilled—it’s real. Written in an absorbing narrative style, To Fail Better opens with the appearance of a woman burdened with unexpected storm. Through it are a series of messages she has received in the form of travel photography through a pen. Each travel unveils a failure and a prophetic mystery concerning failing better that will change the way one sees living forever. “There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure” (Paulo Coelho).
God's Promises and Answers for Your Life
Author : Jack Countryman
Publisher : Thomas Nelson Inc
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 38,69 MB
Release : 1999-09-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0849955815
Book Description
Together God's Promises for Your Every Need and God's Answers for Your Life have sold in excess of eight million copies. Now these two bestsellers are available in one attractive volume.
Double Blessing
Author : Mark Batterson
Publisher : Multnomah
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 13,16 MB
Release : 2019-10-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0735291128
Book Description
God doesn't bless us to raise our standard of living. God blesses us to raise our standard of giving, and that's where true joy is found. The New York Times bestselling author of Chase the Lion challenges us not to settle for half of what God offers when it comes to blessings—we are BLESSED to BLESS. His discovery started with a simple experiment. Whenever Batterson received a blessing, he would give a similar blessing away. If someone paid him a compliment or gave him a gift or went out of their way to help him, he would return the favor by doing something similar for someone else. We flip the blessing by blessing others in the way God has blessed us. That’s how the blessing becomes a double blessing. It turns giving into a game—one we can’t win because God will always outgive us! It’s an ancient truth found within the Abrahamic covenant: “I will bless you . . . and you will be a blessing.” In other words, we are blessed to bless. The first blessing is receiving, but it doesn’t end there. The second blessing is giving it away! That’s the double blessing. And that’s where double joy is found. In a day and age where the idea of blessing has been reduced to a hashtag (#blessed), Batterson challenges readers to pursue true, God-glorifying blessing and experience an exponential impact by participating in the double blessing. Don’t settle for half of what God offers. Discover how you can both get it and give it . . . in Double Blessing.
God's Provision
Author : Vernell Lumbus-Young
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 28,56 MB
Release : 2020-11-06
Category :
ISBN : 9781973641643
Book Description
My book is about incarceration, call, and the covenant of God through His Word. During incarceration, I wondered how I let myself get back into prison. The Holy Spirit revealed to me that my problem is "relationships," and that God wants me (us) to build a relationship first with Him. The Word of God says, "But strive first for the kingdom of God and his righteousness and all these things will be given to you as well" (Matthew 6:33). Then, I read in the bible, "7 Do not be deceived, God is not mocked, for you reap what you sow. 8 If you sow to your own flesh, you will reap corruption from the flesh; but if you sow to the Spirit, you will reap eternal life from the Spirit" (Galatians 6:7-8). My book is about how God provided me with everything that I needed, including a mate after release from prison which is not the topic of this book. But, it is an allegory of how God brings all things together for the good and for His glory. My book is about the covenant of God with His people and that He is faithful to us even if we are not faithful to Him. The Word of God says, "Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. 2 Indeed by faith, our ancestors received approval. 3 By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen was made from things that are not visible" (Hebrew 11:1-3).
Jesus in Jail
Author : Dutton-Setzer, Joy
Publisher : TEACH Services, Inc.
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 33,38 MB
Release : 2019-11-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1479611255
Book Description
In this sequel to Peace in Prison, author Joy Dutton-Seltzer offers more short devotional thoughts and stories that are based on her life experiences of learning to trust in God and claim His Bible promises. These real answers to her prayers have led her to a steadfast belief in God and His ways—something she wants to share with you! As she notes—fortunately for all of us—there is no sin too big for God to forgive. His words of encouragement to us are, “You have failed, but YOU, my child, are NOT a failure.” Enjoy and be blessed by these stories of hope, encouragement, and forgiveness! Then think about others who need this same message. Do you have a heart for lonely people? Including someone who’s less than desirable in the eyes of society or forgotten—such as someone in jail? Jesus said, “For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat…, I was in prison and you came to visit me” (Matthew 25:34, NIV). Share Joy’s message with those who are in prison. Let this book tell them the truth about themselves and God. We all are trying to fill an emptiness in us that only God can fill. We have all failed some part of our lives. Some failures have put us behind bars. But even there, our Creator is ready to wrap His arms of love around us and forgive us. Even if we have sinned and feel we have messed up our lives beyond fixing, Jesus says, “…with God, all things are possible” (Matthew 19:26, KJV). There is no sin too big for God to forgive. No matter where a person is or what he or she has done, God still has a perfect plan for a new life. God specializes in being close to those behind bars! Give someone in prison this message of hope that they are desperately longing to hear!
Letter from Birmingham Jail
Author : MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
Publisher : Penguin Classics
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 17,25 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780241339466
Book Description
This landmark missive from one of the greatest activists in history calls for direct, non-violent resistance in the fight against racism, and reflects on the healing power of love.
Pardoned: Prayers and Promises for Prisoners
Author : John Robertson
Publisher : Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 27,31 MB
Release : 2017-01-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1635252202
Book Description
Pardoned: Prayers and Promises for Prisoners sensitively addresses the emotions and needs of so many who are incarcerated. The author, John M. Robertson, has a gift for using the written word to meet special needs. Choosing scripture promises which touch the hurts and fears of individuals, Robertson then creates expressive prayers in poetic form, thereby allowing words to reflect feelings. Those in prison ministries find this book an inspiration in their work as they attempt to identify with those behind bars. Never having a personal prison experience himself, many have remarked on the author's keen insight into the hearts of those who cry out from behind prison bars. A marvelous tool for those in a difficult ministry.
Finding God Within
Author : Ray Leonardini
Publisher : Lantern Books
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 26,55 MB
Release : 2016-10-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1590565525
Book Description
For nearly a decade, Ray Leonardini has been visiting the incarcerated in Folsom State Prison and other correctional facilities, where he has been teaching and facilitating contemplative prayer—the contemporary manifestation of the ancient Christian meditative tradition. In Finding God Within, Leonardini demonstrates the extraordinary power of contemplative (or centering) prayer in transforming the lives of prisoners, and offers insightful analyses of biblical passages that show the power of prayer, faith, and surrender to ease addiction, stress, and despair. Filled with testimonies of prisoners who have been helped by centering prayer, Finding God Within is an essential introduction to contemplative prayer for people of all faiths engaged in prison ministry.
